My Piece

I got into running because i want to lose weight and be fit. I achieved both and got more as an added bonus. I now appreciate the outdoors, have developed a fondness for running and mtbiking and especially, I gained new friends who share the same interests. You see, there's something about the outdoors that you will never get to know unless you experience it. I am just too glad that I did and will still do in hopefully many years to come.

Finish line

RACE TIMES:WAVE STARTS: To better manage runner traffic and to help prevent congestion, wave starts will be implemented for all race categories. Look for your designated wave group in the start line corral. On your race bib, you can find your wave group (the letter printed beside your race category) below your race number.RACE COURSE MAPS:

It all started with unconfirmed talks, whispers among friends which I can’t help but post HERE. Now finally, the OFFICIAL STATEMENT is out. There will be no Condura Skyway Marathon for the year 2014. Read on!

This year’s edition of the Condura Skyway Marathon is a celebration of six glorious years of running to do good!

From its initial race which aimed to help raise funds for the Tubattaha Reef in 2008, to efforts to help the advocacy to save the Whale Sharks in 2009 at the same time giving 21km runners their first Skyway run experience, the 2 consecutive years of embracing the cause of helping save the dolphin sanctuary and upping the racing challenge by adding the full marathon race category in 2010 and 2011 and this year’s (2012) cause to raise funds for the reforestation of the Mangroves in Zamboanga de Sibugay, next year, as the sixth year, will still be a continuing effort to encourage runners to run not only for themselves but for others as well!

Here are five enticing reasons why participating in the Condura Skyway Marathon 2013 will be a worthwhile endeavor not only for the runner but for others as well:

2. RUN NEW DISTANCES. Introducing the 6k and 3.8k race distances for the adventurous fun runners!

3. GET A QUICK DRY SHIRT DESIGNED BY TEAM MANILA. All registered runners get a cool “I RAN FOR THE MANGROVES” top; while 42k runners get an exclusive “I CONQUERED THE SKYWAY” finishers shirt.

4. RUN AND GET A COOL MEDAL. Whether you are a newbie or a seasoned runner, completing your chosen distance makes you an absolute winner in our book. You deserve a medal whichever distance you finish!

5. RUN for MORE CAUSES! Plant 3 trees under your name and help build a mangroves forest in Zamboanga de Sibugay. A total of 39,000 seedlings have already been planted in Kabasalan Town in 2012 through runners donation.

Aside from the 3 mangroves each runner is donating, they can raise pledges for any or all of the charities Condura Skyway marathon is supporting in 2013 namely: Hero Foundation, Bike for the Philippines, I CAN Serve Foundation and A Liter of Light.

There are two ways a runner can be able to raise pledges: (1) Distance Challenge – P50 pesos for every KM; (2) Time Bonus – P500 for hitting time target

Yup! The answer was a give-away! This year’s beneficiary will be the group who handles the efforts to save the MANGROVES FOREST at Sibugan Bay, Zamboanga. If your answer was a complete and precise “Mangroves Forest in Sibugan Bay, Zamboanga” or just simply “Mangroves” your answer is CORRECT!

Congratulations to these 5 lucky blog visitors of mine for winning and thank you everyone for joining this contest!🙂

6 – Erick Guieb

37 – Lenie Rico

164 – Luis Cortez

225 – Abundio Corral Jr.

268 – Ryan Ramos

Please expect to receive an email from me with the information on how you can claim your race kit.

Hello everyone! The Condura Run of 2009 will always hold a special place in my heart and my running memory bank. Why? It is because this race was the race that me and my group of runner-friends lost our “half-marathon” virginity – at the Skyway at that (this race was the very first Condura race with the Skyway as the route!).

You see folks, this was kinda special because we did not just decide in a snap that we are going to do a 21km. Back then, runners do train for months to be ready for a long-distance race. And so under the strict training guidance of Coach Rio de la Cruz and his coaching staff, we had a six-month training journey that culminated with the Condura 2009 21km race at the Skyway. Read my very first ever Condura Skyway experience HERE.

with Coach Joar in my ONLY picture running my first 21km on the Skyway

So today, with just two days left to register (registration, I gathered was extended until tomorrow, Feb. 3 at the RIOVANA BGC), I have this “quickie” Condura Race Kit raffle promo. I will be giving away, courtesy of Mr. Condura himself, Mr. Ton Concepcion, 5 free race kits wherein each winner can choose to have it under the 5km, 10km or 16km category. All these we are doing in celebration of the Condura race’s 5th anniversary and for my desire to give 5 lucky visitors of my blog the joy of a Condura Skyway run experience which I have experienced.🙂

Here’s how you can be one of 5 lucky winners:

1. Answer the question: “Who is this year’s beneficiary of the Condura Skyway Marathon?” by posting it as a comment to this post. 2. Only ONE entry per person. 3. Contest ends at 5PM today. 4. All CORRECT ANSWERS will be raffled of via randomizer.org 5. All winners will be announced today and will also be notified via email.

Easy contest right? Good luck and hope to see you enjoying the Condura Skyway Marathon run on Sunday, February 5!

The Condura Skyway Marathon 2011, dubbed as RUN FOR THE DOLPHINS, will be held on Sunday, February 6, 2011. The 21K, 16K and 10K with more or less 8,500 participants, will start at Ayala Avenue in front of TOEP at 4:30 a.m., 5:00 a.m. and 5:30 a.m., respectively, and end at the Bonifacio Global City while the 42K with more or less 12,000 participants will start and end at the BGC but will be passing Makati area thru the westbound lanes of Gil Puyat Avenue. The following roads will be closed to traffic:At 12:01 a.m. – westbound lanes of Ayala Avenue from Makati Avenue to Paseo de Roxas to give way for the setting up of the assembly area. Westbound vehicles should turn right at Makati Avenue, left to Paseo de Roxas and right at Ayala Avenue;At 3:00 a.m. – eastbound lanes of Ayala Avenue from Salcedo Street to Makati Avenue to be used as assembly area and likewise, the westbound lanes of Gil Puyat Avenue for use of the 42K runners. The stretch of V.A. Rufino Street from Ayala Avenue to Amorsolo Street and Amorsolo Street from Arnaiz Avenue to Gamboa Street will be closed at 4:00 a.m. to be used as route of the 21K, 16K and 10K runners in going to Skyway thru its off-ramp at Amorsolo Street. Motorists are advised to take alternative routes. Please see the advisory map.

It is expected that traffic along VA Rufino and Amorsolo Sts. will be restored to its normal flow at 6:30 a.m., Ayala Avenue at 7:00 a.m. and Gil Puyat Avenue at 9:00 a.m. To know more about this activity, please visit their website at http://www.conduraskywaymarathon.com

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“The body does not want you to do this. As you run, it tells you to stop but the mind must be strong. You always go too far for your body. You must handle the pain with strategy...It is not age; it is not diet. It is the will to succeed.” - Jacqueline Gareau